EP1652409B1 - Weichlicht-vorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1652409B1
EP1652409B1 EP04756537A EP04756537A EP1652409B1 EP 1652409 B1 EP1652409 B1 EP 1652409B1 EP 04756537 A EP04756537 A EP 04756537A EP 04756537 A EP04756537 A EP 04756537A EP 1652409 B1 EP1652409 B1 EP 1652409B1
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Eric W. Kramer
Thomas T. Nagano
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S10/00—Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect
    • F21S10/02—Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect changing colors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
    • F21Y2103/30—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes curved
    • F21Y2103/33—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes curved annular
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2107/00—Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements
    • F21Y2107/10—Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements on concave supports or substrates, e.g. on the inner side of bowl-shaped supports
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2113/00—Combination of light sources
    • F21Y2113/10—Combination of light sources of different colours
    • F21Y2113/13—Combination of light sources of different colours comprising an assembly of point-like light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/18—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components
    • H05K1/189—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S362/00—Illumination
    • Y10S362/80—Light emitting diode

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  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Fastening Of Light Sources Or Lamp Holders (AREA)
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  1. Weichlicht-Vorrichtung (10), umfassend:
    eine an einer Umfangsstruktur (20) montierte Mehrzahl von Leuchten, wobei die Struktur eine Lichtablenkkappe (30) trägt, die Licht von den Leuchten in eine Lichtmischkammer ablenkt; dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Struktur und die Kappe die Lichtmischkammer umgeben; und
    wobei mindestens eine Seite der Lichtmischkammer von einer Linse (40) bedeckt ist.
  2. Licht-Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Mehrzahl von Leuchten Leuchtdioden sind.
  3. Licht-Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Umfangsstruktur einen Innendurchmesser aufweist, der größer als ein Innendurchmesser (35) der Lichtablenkkappe ist.
  4. Licht-Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Linse und die Lichtmischkammer Licht von der Mehrzahl von Leuchten zu einer einzigen Lichtquelle mischen.
  5. Licht-Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, wobei die Linse einen Umfangsrand hat und die einzige Lichtquelle Licht zu dem Umfangsrand der Linse wirft.
  6. Vorrichtung nach den Ansprüchen 1 bis 5, welche eine Mehrzahl von an der Umfangsstruktur montierten Leuchtdioden umfasst.
  7. Licht-Vorrichtung nach einem vorgenannten Anspruch, wobei die Umfangsstruktur ein Ring ist.
  8. Licht-Vorrichtung nach einem vorgenannten Anspruch, wobei die Linse lichtdurchlässig ist.
  9. Licht-Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, wobei die Mehrzahl von Leuchtdioden Dioden von mindestens zwei verschiedenen Farben umfasst.
  10. Licht-Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 9, wobei die Mischkammer, Lichtablenkkappe und Linse das Licht von Dioden von mindestens zwei verschiedenen Farben zu einer einzigen Lichtquelle einer dritten Farbe mischt.
  11. Licht-Vorrichtung nach einem vorgenannten Anspruch, wobei mindestens eine Seite der Linse konvex ist.
  12. Licht-Vorrichtung nach einem vorgenannten Anspruch,
    wobei der Umfangsring und die Lichtablenkkappe weiter eine Mehrzahl von Lichtdurchlassöffnungen definieren, die eine Leuchtdiode in jeder Lichtdurchlassöffnung enthalten, die gezielt ist, um Licht in die Lichtmischkammer zu werfen;
    jede Leuchtdiode an einem flexiblen Leiterplattenring (60) montiert ist; und
    wobei die Linse mindestens eine Seite der Lichtmischkammer bedeckt, wodurch die Linse, die Lichtablenkkappe und die Lichtmischkammer Licht von der Mehrzahl von Leuchtdioden zu einer einzigen Lichtquelle mischen.
  13. Licht-Vorrichtung nach einem vorgenannten Anspruch, wobei die Lichtablenkkappe weiter einen Innendurchmesser (35) umfasst, der kleiner als ein Durchmesser der Umfangsstruktur ist.
  14. Licht-Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13, wobei der Innendurchmesser der Lichtablenkkappe höchstens einen Winkel von 135 Grad mit einem obersten Durchmesser der Lichtablenkkappe bildet.
  15. Licht-Vorrichtung nach einem vorgenannten Anspruch, wobei die Umfangsstruktur, Lichtablenkkappe und Linse aus weißem Polycarbonatkunststoff hergestellt sind.
  16. Verfahren zur Erzeugung einer Weichlicht-Vorrichtung, die eine weiche, vorbestimmte Lichtfarbe wirft, welches Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    Auswählen einer von der Licht-Vorrichtung zu werfenden Lichtfarbe;
    Montieren einer Kombination von Leuchtdioden auf einen Leiterplattenring (60), um die Lichtfarbe zu erzeugen; gekennzeichnet durch
    Festsetzen der Kombination von Leuchtdioden in einer Mehrzahl von Lichtdurchlassöffnungen einer Licht-Vorrichtung (10), zur Herstellung einer Lichtmischkammer, die von einer Umfangsstruktur (20), einer Ablenkkappe (30) und einer Linse (40) umgeben ist.
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